Well, to be fair, he likely won’t be doing any actual digging himself. But, according to a press release from mining company U.S. Gold on Tuesday, Zinke has joined their board for a sweet six-figure annual salary, plus another $120,000 in annual expenses, the company’s CEO told the Associated Press. Not too shabby!

“I am excited to work closely with management and the Board to help make mining great again in America,” Zinke said in the company’s statement, reminding everyone that once you sign up to be a Trump stooge, you’re in it for life.

Evidently that was good enough for CEO Edward Karr, who wrote in his company’s statement that, “As the former Secretary of the Interior and a geologist, Commander Zinke has an in-depth knowledge of the governmental regulatory and permitting process for mining and exploration companies.”